Socitm releases web accessibility DVD to promote best practice The society for IT management (SOCITM) has launched a DVD to alert top decision-makers in public and private sectors of the need to have fully accessible websites for disabled people. “A world denied_web accessibility the movie” says that although there are clear benefits from widening the audience for an organization’s website by making sure it is accessible to all, some 80% to 90% of all websitses are not currently designed to be so. The movie says that designing an accessible website need not be expensive or difficult, but that organizations that are not taking any steps in this directions are increasingly likely to fall foul of the Disability Discrimination Act and face court action, fines and reputation damage. Available now, “A world denied—web accessibility the movie” has been produced in association with AbilityNet, the charity that helps people with disability make use of computers and the internet. The DVD’S messages that are aimed at senior managers, that as the producers believe poor corporate commitment to website accessibility is due to low awareness of the issue among decision-makers and budget-holders. Included in the DVD are some demonstrations of how an accessible website functions, and some short case studies showing how organizations such as Legal General have benefited from making their website accessible. “around 8000000 people in the UK are thought to suffer some form of disability causing difficulties in using a standard screen, keyboard and mouse set-up,” said Martin Greenwood of SOCITM Insight. The 12-minute DVD is available for free to subscribers of SOCITM Insight and costs… for 50 for others. thanks, mukesh jain.
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